Sunday, April 7, 2013

Panama hosts Asian Pacific-LatAm customs meeting

Customs officials from Latin America and the Asian Pacific gathered Thursday in the Panamanian capital to strengthen cooperation in facilitating the flow of trade and bolstering security. 

The conference,knives wholesaler dubbed "Dialogue of Customs Leaders from the Asian Pacific and the Americas: Efficient and Secure Trade for Shared Prosperity,Vintage bath fixtures" drew representatives from more than 100 customs agencies in 54 countries. 

The two-day event was organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Customs Organization (WCO).carbon sheets 

Participants are set to discuss new ways of exchanging information through the so-called Single Window concept, and find out about training and result-gauging programs implemented by customs authorities.Crushing equipment 

Officials will also discuss ways to promote alliances between the public and private sectors, evaluate the obstacles to implementing the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programs and Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA), and the need to encourage integrated coordination along borders.Spring cone crusher 

The talks are being co-chaired by WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya, ADB Director of Regional Cooperation Ying Qian and Antoni Estevadeordal, manager of integration and trade at the IDB. 

In 2011, ADB and IDB signed a South-South Cooperation program to share knowledge and maximize the effectiveness of their agencies' projects in both regions. 

The two regional development banks also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the WCO to encourage stronger partnership and spur greater synergy to facilitate global trade and ensure greater trade security.

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